WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-H1N1 Skyrockets Vt. School Absentee Rates
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Burlington, Vermont - October 21, 2009
Absentee rates continue to climb at many Vermont schools due to the H1N1 virus.
More than 200 kids were out sick yesterday at the Shelburne Community School, one of the schools hardest hit by the virus so far. Williston Central School had 83 kids out sick.
That school is planning to hold a vaccination clinic next week but the Health Department now says many of those clinics could be delayed due to a shortage of the vaccine.
That has teachers and nurses worried.
"We have a number of teachers that are pregnant and working in the environment 8 to 10 hours a day. It's scary," said Williston Central School nurse Sue Leister
Tune in to the Channel 3 News tonight at 6 p.m. as we continue our special series on the H1N1 virus and its impact on pregnant women.
Keagan Harsha - WCAX News
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